Lingerie clasp



Aug. 28, 1928. 1,681,983

L. R. KELLER LINGERIE CLASP Filed April 1 1927 INVENTOR'.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LUCIA R. KELLER, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

LINGERIE CLASP.

Application filed April 16, 1927. Serial No. 184,284.

My invention relates to a lingerie clasp, and the general object is to provide a simple, etficient and inexpensive clasp, par ticularly useful for holding the shoulder straps of a brassiere, chemise or other garment from slipping out of place and over the shoulder of the wearer.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a face view of my improved clasp in operative position retaining a shoulder ignates the flanged socket parts of a pair of so-called snap fasteners comprising rid socket parts alapted eachto receive and f'ictionally engage a round-headed metal button '8, said socket parts being suitably attached to the garment 5 in spaced relation horizontally and said button parts 8 being correspondingly spaced and fixed to the opposite end parts of a stiff bar 9 of metal or other suitable material. At the center of bar 9, is fixed at 10 the short shank of a fixed pin member 10, said pin member being fixed with its pointed part in parallel. relation to bar 9 and longitudinally of the latter, projecting preferably about half way to one of the buttons 8.

In the use of my device one of the but tons 8, is engaged or mapped into place in one of the members 7, then the shoulder strap is placed transversely under bar 9 between the snap members 8, the strap being engaged by the pin 10 as shown and then the other snap member 8 closed with its socket 7. It is obvious that the strap 6 may be retained in any desired degree of tautness over-the shoulder, thus preventing side slipping or longitudinal movement of the strap which would allow slackness.

My device is applicable to various kinds of shoulder engaging garments, being useful for holding the shoulder seam part of 5" a garment and straps 6 simultaneously in correct and comfortable position.

I claim:

1. In a clasp of the class described for a garment having shoulder straps for supporting the garment, a fastener comprising a bar of stiff material, means for detachably afiixing said bar to the upper portion of the garment, said strap for each fastener adapted to be passed transversely under said bar and between it and the garment, and means fixed to said bar at the side of it normally adjacent the garment, for engaging the said strap at any desired place.

2. The structure specified in claim 1 in 6 which said latter means consists of a pin with a shank fixed at the center part of the bar and the pointed part of said pin ex tending from said shank toward one end of the bar and in parallel relation thereto.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

LUCIA R. KELLER. 

